Langston University announced at the beginning of the semester that campus wide virtual Fridays will now be in person. Some students across the campus are distraught at the rule change.
“Virtual Fridays were very crucial for me,” said Joslyn Ford, a nursing major, “In a way I see why they did it because we’re out of the COVID Era… In my opinion we’re kind of not.”
Virtual Fridays provided a day of relaxation, restoration, and catch-up for the student body. It gave students a chance to properly indulge in the weekend, and is a convenience for personal matters.
“If I got to go home, I can’t even go home ‘cus I have to wait to go to class now,” Ford said.
Jamya Brice-Moore, a graduating senior AG major, said that the shift to virtual during COVID and now back to in-person felt extreme. “It was drastic because you didn’t get to meet people…but coming back as a graduating senior and there’s no virtual Fridays…I don’t get no rest for real.”
Virtual Fridays introduced a balance in the transitional year for a chance at a real college experience. The abrupt end of Virtual Fridays not only affected the well-being of students, but it might also cause an inconvenience for professors as well.
“I feel bad for my professors,” Ford said. “My elementary statistics professor… we asked questions on how we are continuing and the fact that he was like ‘Nobody told me anything’ …. As a teacher that has to be frustrating.”
Jordan Sinkfield
Staff Writer
Jordan Sinkfield is a sophomore broadcast journalism major.
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